One needs to edit XM_Favorites.skin to change the channel number for each button and edit XM_Favorites_On.png and XM_Favorites_Off.png to add the channel icons to the appropriate buttons. Once upon a time, John supplied the channel icons and the necessary PSD files, so that editing was pretty easy. I don't see them in this release, so don't know if he intends to make them available. I assume he does and has just forgotten to include them, but that will be up to him.

It would be handy if that skin was modifiable the same way the main menus can be changed on the fly.

03-14-2008, 10:25 AM

Blue ZX3

Quote:

Originally Posted by nigwhyrito

edit--- EUREKA figured it out. Okay for us newbies using rrconfig.. do not cut and paste
"WirelessLabels","Run;$SKINPATH$Scripts\wifi_man.e xe" or startcommand=RUN;$SKINPATH$Scripts\wifi_man.exe

What did you find wrong with using cut & paste??

Quote:

Originally Posted by nigwhyrito

Nicholoson's fix figures we are smarter than the normal user, instead us newbies have to put the auctual skin path. example this is what i have in the rr config ini app for exectbl.ini
"WirelessLabels","Run;"C:\Program Files\Road Runner\skins\DigitalFX 3.0\Scripts\wifi_man.exe"
note i used the whole path not "$skinpath$" god i feel stupid for not thinking of it as a variable.Now put this in the ini extras. That is if you use the default paths.
startcommand=RUN;C:\Program Files\Road Runner\skins\DigitalFX 3.0\Scripts\wifi_man.exe

No, not true. RoadRunner will convert $skinpath$ to whatever you have it set to in the ini/config, before it executes the run cmd. Using the variable or the whole path will result in the same.

03-14-2008, 10:29 AM

Blue ZX3

I have done some work on being able to have a menu where you will be able to now turn on/off the plugins instead of editing the plugin.txt from within the skin.

I'll show it to John when he returns, while we are getting the media plugin intergrated in the next release.

03-14-2008, 12:03 PM

fixinstuff

HD Radio will not work in DFX, it freezes up RR. I can get it to load in LSX, it also works with the stand alone program from Mitch.

Anybody have an idea what may be causing this. Am I missing a driver or something?

Before anyone says it yes I have checked the settings in the config file.

03-14-2008, 12:51 PM

mnickolson

Quote:

Originally Posted by nigwhyrito

Nicholoson's fix figures we are smarter than the normal user, instead us newbies have to put the auctual skin path. example this is what i have in the rr config ini app for exectbl.ini
"WirelessLabels","Run;"C:\Program Files\Road Runner\skins\DigitalFX 3.0\Scripts\wifi_man.exe"
note i used the whole path not "$skinpath$" god i feel stupid for not thinking of it as a variable.Now put this in the ini extras. That is if you use the default paths.
startcommand=RUN;C:\Program Files\Road Runner\skins\DigitalFX 3.0\Scripts\wifi_man.exe

Niguhyrito,
Not sure why you think you have to dash me for trying to help and as to being smarter than the normal use, I am working on my first carpc and install. I just did a little reading on this site. It will work just as I posted it if your rr and skin install is normal and has no issues.

03-14-2008, 02:41 PM

Zogg

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnickolson

Niguhyrito,
Not sure why you think you have to dash me for trying to help and as to being smarter than the normal use, I am working on my first carpc and install. I just did a little reading on this site. It will work just as I posted it if your rr and skin install is normal and has no issues.

First, I appreciate your help fixing this feature.

Using the command as you show with $SKINPATH$ I get this error:

AutoIt Error

Line -1:
Error: Variable must be of type "Object".

If I run the wifi_man.exe script outside of RR I get the same error window. So my problem appears to be somewhere else. I did find the wifi_man.ini file that had a Linksys adapter listed, which I don't use. I change it to my adapter's name but no joy.

I'm open to suggestions but reinstalling isn't an option right now as I'm going on a road trip in a few days.

Z

03-14-2008, 02:49 PM

JohnWPB

Quick post as I have some down time :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbreeden

One needs to edit XM_Favorites.skin to change the channel number for each button and edit XM_Favorites_On.png and XM_Favorites_Off.png to add the channel icons to the appropriate buttons. Once upon a time, John supplied the channel icons and the necessary PSD files, so that editing was pretty easy. I don't see them in this release, so don't know if he intends to make them available. I assume he does and has just forgotten to include them, but that will be up to him.

The templates for the XM / Sirius favorites is in the DigitalFX 3.0/Helper Files/ folder. The icons are in Road Runner/XM. Just drag the icons onto the template in Photoshop or your favorite image folder. You will need to edit the XM Favorites skin to change the channel numbers to match your stations.

NOTE: The XM icons are in PNG format, and just renamed to .gif so RR will display them. If you attempt to load them into Photoshop, it will complain that the file can not be loaded, as it things it is a gif, and cant load it as such. Road Runner is smart enough to look at the header in the image file to determine what kind of image it actually is, believe it or not, Photoshop is not that smart :)

03-14-2008, 02:51 PM

mnickolson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zogg

First, I appreciate your help fixing this feature.

Using the command as you show with $SKINPATH$ I get this error:

AutoIt Error

Line -1:
Error: Variable must be of type "Object".

If I run the wifi_man.exe script outside of RR I get the same error window. So my problem appears to be somewhere else. I did find the wifi_man.ini file that had a Linksys adapter listed, which I don't use. I change it to my adapter's name but no joy.

I'm open to suggestions but reinstalling isn't an option right now as I'm going on a road trip in a few days.

put wifi_man.exe and the wifi_man.ini in the roadrunner folder
changed the setting in wifi_man.ini to Wireless_G PCI Adaptor the name given by the device manager

added the following line to rr.ini
startcommand=RUN;$rrpath$wifi_man.exe

added the following line to execTBL
"WIRELESS","LOAD;wireless.skin||SETTOPMOST;RR;TRUE ||RUNQW;$SKINPATH$\wireless.exe;Wireless Network Connection||GETFOCUS"

and put the skin file in the road runner skin file

The skin will launch correctly but the wireless network connection doesn't appear either infront of road runner or behind.

Have I set something up incorrectly or can you give me any ideas??

thanks in advance,
Pete[/QUOTE

03-14-2008, 02:54 PM

JohnWPB

Quote:

Originally Posted by hardcoreracing

I tried to load solitaire game today, all the other games work fine, but when I choose solitaire nothing loads.

Are you using a stripped down version of XP like NLite or something, the solitaire skin embeds windows solitaire, which it sounds like you have stripped out. The other thing could be you do not have windows installed to c:\

Quote:

Originally Posted by morris_the_cat

John, I noticed a few things:

1. Can you please add the line "x,mp3art" to the menu.skin. I have all my album art embedded in the mp3's & need this to show it. I added this in my own copy, but others may wish this as well.

2. I am glad u made a skin for RREarth. Something isn't right in it though. I got it running fine under DXF2, but in DXF3 it doesn't properly embed the window & turn on GPS. Not sure if I should be posting this item here or in the rrearth folder, but since I have issues with it running in this skin only, then I thought here...

3. In the album art browser, It shows all my mp3's, but with no album art. I am assuming this is because the art is embedded in the mp3 & it isn't reading it. Is it a simple change to get it to also read the art embedded in the mp3's on this feature?
Thanks!

1) I did not set that plugin to be used as default on purpose. Most people do not have the album art embedded in the MP3's. If this is the case, you will see the album art flash (showing the one in the folder) and then disappear as it trys to display the one in the MP3 file.

2) RREarth is not complete, I was messing with trying to get it working and never 100% completed it.

3) There is no way to display the cover art in the album art browser screen using embedded images in the mp3's. This holds true for the one in DFX, as well as the flash album art browser. Both require images to be in each folder.

03-14-2008, 03:03 PM

b3tts32

Was there any luck with embedding My Bluetooth Places? I have looked around everywhere on the 2.5 thread and this one and hadn't been able to find anything. Thanks